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Fanny /'fænɪ/
My wife is addicted to British television chef Gordon Ramsay, whose overuse of the word “fuck” has resulted in him donating all profits made from his show, The F-Word, to a Tourette Syndro… more →
The Word Guy
Wittgenstein's Most Cherished Emphasis
deadondres wrote 1 day ago: “What we cannot speak of we must pass over in silence” Ludwig Wittgenstein … more →
Catachresis and the amusing, awful and artificial cathedral
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Stan wrote 2 days ago: New words arise in several ways. They can be invented, imported from another language, made by mista … more →
Spelling as Archaeology
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amba12 wrote 4 days ago: You people are getting me going. Relating the spelling of “devastate” to its etymology i … more →
Yeehaw Ya'll - OED Online!
Liz McCurry wrote 4 days ago: The most prestigious, most authoritative dictionary in the English language, the Oxford English Dict … more →
Thought Bubble
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vaidehipatil wrote 4 days ago: The English word ‘path’ is similar to the word Hindi ‘path’ (like in Rajpat … more →
Etym-ohh..-logy
ravijr wrote 4 days ago: I am hearing a wonderful song ~ LOVE STORY by Taylor Swift ~ as I surf the internet. Browsing throu … more →
Need to use a dictionary?
catherinehaden wrote 4 days ago: Access the Macquarie Dictionary or the Oxford English Dictionary online though the library website o … more →
Haiku Taunt
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kum aar wrote 5 days ago: Of French origin Pierce it does Ornamental yes; but no thread Identify this object of very common us … more →
fanny /'fænɪ/
russellcross wrote 6 days ago: My wife is addicted to British television chef Gordon Ramsay, whose overuse of the word “fuck … more →
Hooch.
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Amanda wrote 1 week ago: As a word, hooch is very amusing to me. And, as I am increasingly interested in etymology, [evidenc … more →
Looking Beyond Bare Necessities
entonces27 wrote 1 week ago: Dear Readers, Nowadays, in this internet age, we see to it that we can grasp messages all through sh … more →
Connect to a term
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kum aar wrote 1 week ago: Well, im forced to give another simple one. So connect with a term. Everyone should get this. ANSWE … more →
Word Origins...And How We Know Them
Z wrote 1 week ago: Word Origins…and how we know them is a book by Anatoly Liberman, focusing on the etymology (hi … more →
Decimating ignorance, or, When smart people make wrongheaded mistakes
Mr. B wrote 1 week ago: Just a few days back, I finished perusing the little grammar book Things Your Grammar Never Told You … more →
In dreams begin responsibilities?
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Pandora aunty ka dabba wrote 1 week ago: Connect to a term. ANSWER Little Eichmanns Went uncracked. … more →
scion /ˈsaɪən/
russellcross wrote 1 week ago: There are some words that I think I know but either don’t or fail to remember. Scion is one su … more →
What is the gospel?
John wrote 2 weeks ago: What is the “gospel” of Jesus Christ? Well, first of all we need to understand what the … more →
Today's etymological epiphany plus a free gift!
aforementionedproductions wrote 2 weeks ago: Today’s etymological epiphany is welcome. Well is shortened to wel, and come remains as it is … more →
A Hilarious Etymology
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awessels wrote 2 weeks ago: On the plane yesterday I was reading Moby Dick and came across the following line in the chapter … more →
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